True or False1. Framton Nuttel was visiting friends.
True
False
2. Mr. Nuttel was on a business trip.
True
False
3. Framton's sister had met Mrs. Sappleton.
True
False
4. The weather was mild.
True
False
5. Mrs. Sappleton's husband and brothers had died in a shooting accident.
True
False
6. Mrs. Sappleton's husband was called Bertie.
True
False
7. Mrs. Sappleton was not interested in Framton's illness.
True
False
8. The figures coming across the grass were ghosts.
True
False
Short answer. Use CSRQ. 1. Who is the author? 2. What is the author’s real name? 3. How old is Vera? 4. From what does Framton Nuttel suffer? 5. What did Framton’s sister give him to take with him and why? 6. What does Framton know of Vera’s aunt? 7. What does Vera say happened three years ago? 8. Besides the three men, who else went missing, according Vera? 9. According to Vera, why is the window left open? 10. Why does Framton run out of the house? 11. What does a bicyclist have to do to avoid hitting Framton? 12. What reason does Vera give for why Framton ran off? 13. How might the story be different if Framton were the narrator?
Short Answer
1. Why has Nuttel come to town?
2. Why is the window left open, according to Vera?
3. What does Mrs. Sappleton talk about when she joins Nuttel and Vera?
4. How does Vera explain Nuttel’s sudden departure?
5. What is Vera’s “specialty”?
1. Why is Mr. Nuttel uncomfortable visiting the Sappletons? 2. What is the only thing Mr. Nuttel talks about when Mrs. Sappleton arrives? 3. What seems to distract Mrs. Sappleton? 4. Who arrives during Nuttel’s visit? 5. How does Vera explain Mr. Nuttel’s departure? Multiple Choice
1. Mr. Nuttel’s sister .
-----------a. is ill
-----------b. is friends with Vera-----------c. insists on giving him letters of introduction
-----------d. asks him to deliver gifts to her friends
2. Nuttel admits to Vera .
-----------a. that he is visiting on doctor’s orders
-----------b. that he used to live nearby
-----------c. that he knows nothing about Mrs. Sappleton
-----------d. that he wishes he didn’t have to visit
3. Vera claims to be explaining .
-----------a. why they must sit in that particular room
-----------b. why the window is open
-----------c. why the room is warmer than normal
-----------d. why her aunt never ventures into this room
4. What does Vera seem to suggest about Mrs. Sappleton?
-----------a. that grief has affected her mental state-----------b. that she is not really her aunt
-----------c. that she doesn’t want to meet Mr. Nuttel -----------d. that she is physically ill
5. This story suggests that Vera .-----------a. desperately misses her uncle and brothers
-----------b. would love to go to school -----------c. doesn’t understand why Mr. Nuttel is visiting
-----------d. has a vivid imagination
The Open Window - Story Questions
True or False1. Framton Nuttel was visiting friends.
True
False
2. Mr. Nuttel was on a business trip.
True
False
3. Framton's sister had met Mrs. Sappleton.
True
False
4. The weather was mild.
True
False
5. Mrs. Sappleton's husband and brothers had died in a shooting accident.
True
False
6. Mrs. Sappleton's husband was called Bertie.
True
False
7. Mrs. Sappleton was not interested in Framton's illness.
True
False
8. The figures coming across the grass were ghosts.
True
False
Short answer. Use CSRQ.
1. Who is the author?
2. What is the author’s real name?
3. How old is Vera?
4. From what does Framton Nuttel suffer?
5. What did Framton’s sister give him to take with him and why?
6. What does Framton know of Vera’s aunt?
7. What does Vera say happened three years ago?
8. Besides the three men, who else went missing, according Vera?
9. According to Vera, why is the window left open?
10. Why does Framton run out of the house?
11. What does a bicyclist have to do to avoid hitting Framton?
12. What reason does Vera give for why Framton ran off?
13. How might the story be different if Framton were the narrator?
Short Answer
1. Why has Nuttel come to town?
2. Why is the window left open, according to Vera?
3. What does Mrs. Sappleton talk about when she joins Nuttel and Vera?
4. How does Vera explain Nuttel’s sudden departure?
5. What is Vera’s “specialty”?
1. Why is Mr. Nuttel uncomfortable visiting the Sappletons?
2. What is the only thing Mr. Nuttel talks about when Mrs. Sappleton arrives?
3. What seems to distract Mrs. Sappleton?
4. Who arrives during Nuttel’s visit?
5. How does Vera explain Mr. Nuttel’s departure?
Multiple Choice
1. Mr. Nuttel’s sister .
-----------a. is ill
-----------b. is friends with Vera-----------c. insists on giving him letters of introduction
-----------d. asks him to deliver gifts to her friends
2. Nuttel admits to Vera .
-----------a. that he is visiting on doctor’s orders
-----------b. that he used to live nearby
-----------c. that he knows nothing about Mrs. Sappleton
-----------d. that he wishes he didn’t have to visit
3. Vera claims to be explaining .
-----------a. why they must sit in that particular room
-----------b. why the window is open
-----------c. why the room is warmer than normal
-----------d. why her aunt never ventures into this room
4. What does Vera seem to suggest about Mrs. Sappleton?
-----------a. that grief has affected her mental state-----------b. that she is not really her aunt
-----------c. that she doesn’t want to meet Mr. Nuttel
-----------d. that she is physically ill
5. This story suggests that Vera .-----------a. desperately misses her uncle and brothers
-----------b. would love to go to school
-----------c. doesn’t understand why Mr. Nuttel is visiting
-----------d. has a vivid imagination